At the time of writing this article, Tinder ranks as the seventh most popular app in the App Store in Egypt. Users are swiping, messaging, and often meeting in person, but they aren’t announcing it to the world. Seeing as how Egypt is a more conservative and traditional country, there is still a great deal of stigma associated with using online dating apps.

Actually, the stigma surrounding online dating in Egypt has decreased significantly compared to years ago – particularly with the emergence of the many dating apps now available to users in Egypt – but it has yet to disappear entirely.

Here we have curated a list of the best dating apps in Egypt of the year 2024. These online dating apps in Egypt give those of us looking for love a chance to make new friends who are beyond our coworkers, friends or friends of friends.

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Best Dating App in Egypt

1. Hawaya

Many people in Egypt today are still under the get pressure from families to settle for an arranged marriage. Or, at least, they need to find a Muslim wife or husband. This may be a reason why Hawaya can become the first Egyptian dating app.

Hawaya, previously named Harmonica, is advertised as a marriage-oriented dating app for Muslims. The name itself is romantic and was inspired by the word “Hawa” which means “love” in Arabic. In 2019, it was acquired by Match Group, which also owns Tinder and OkCupid.

The app’s matchmaking algorithm was built with the help of a team of psychologists, where the users’ preferences are analyzed to bring them appropriate matches.

Hawaya also focuses on the privacy and security of its members. When signing up, it authenticates all new members using a ‘selfie verification’ system that works with a highly developed technological infrastructure to prevent the creation of fake profiles. Moreover, Hawaya offers female users the option of initially displaying profile pictures out of focus.

2. Bumble

Bumble is a perfect choice for so many single women out there. In this app, women make the firt move. Their mantra is “women empowerment”.

The features are made in such a way that they almost empower women to pick and choose what they want and what they do not want. No man can communicate with you unless you initiate the chat yourself. Isn’t that just wonderful for a dating app?

3. Tinder

Though Tinder is association with ‘hook-up culture’ which is not something that is widely present or accepted in Egypt, it still becomes popular in Egypt.

Whether you’ve actually used this dating app or not, you’ve at least heard your friends talk about it! It is for those who are looking for friends, a relationship or something a little more casual.

To use Tinder, you must create a profile, noting your current location, gender, age, distance, and gender preferences. Then you begin swiping. After you see someone’s photo and a small biography, you can either swipe left if you dislike them or right if you do like them. If another person swipes right, both of you are matched, and you can begin chatting with one another. 

4. muzmatch

With over 4 million single users in 190 countries, Muzmatch is one of the largest Muslim dating apps for Muslims. Users can chat and video call for free, and they can filter Muslims in their area by dress, sect, ethnicity, religiosity, and how much they pray. One can also filter users by profession, education, language, and much more.

5. buzzArab

In existence since 2010, BuzzArab has been facilitating meetings, dates, and friendships between Arabs. It also launched BuzzMuslim, specifically for those looking at dates with the same traditions.

BuzzArab comes with a variety of easy-to-use features to help you connect with people you’re interested in, such as online chatting, controlling which type of notifications you receive, advanced searching, blocking and hiding users you’re not interested in.

The best part of BuzzArab is that it is totally free. You can register, send and receive messages, all for free. Seriously.

6. Soudfa

Launched in 2013, Soudfa – meaning coincidence in Arabic- has been helping Muslims and Arabs meet online… the halal way.

Yes, Soudfa exclusively follows ethical standards and values that is practiced by Islamic ideals of finding everlasting halal love.

Every time you encounter a profile on Soudfa, your match score is displayed. When you press the number, you can examine exactly which areas you prefer in each other.

7. Muslima

Muslima is a leading Muslim matrimonial app designed to connect Muslim men and Muslim women all over the world. If you are a single Muslim looking for your life partner, you have come to the right place. 

Once installed, the Muslima app allows you to:

• Sign up or log into your Muslima account anytime, anywhere
• Create, edit, and update your profile on the go
• Upload new beautiful photos
• Search for matches from our database made up of Muslim singles from all over the world
• Communicate via our advanced messaging features
• Receive instant notifications
• Upgrade your membership

With over 7,500,000 members, Muslima is the perfect place to find your life partner online!

Which is Your Favorite App in Egypt?

When it comes to online dating in Egypt, don’t let all of the strict rules scare you away. Actually, the online dating scene is continuously changing in Egypt, and therefore it is no surprise that more and more people are beginning to turn to dating apps.

Be it for the purpose of finding a life partner, temporarily fulfilling certain emotional or physical needs, or simply just ‘meeting new people’, today’s Egyptian bachelors and bachelorettes are becoming more and more open about exploring potential relationships in the digital realm. 

Finally, a pivotal point about online dating is making sure you are protecting your privacy and staying alert to any scammers.